Compact Floribunda Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulpal056&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Compact Floribunda class which has abundant, yellow flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulpal056’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2004 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpal056’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by flower coloration and growth habit.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant yellow flowers;     -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded         rose and on its own roots; and     -   3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpal056’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2004 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpal056’ was selected in the spring of 2005 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpal056’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2005. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpal056’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpal056’. Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 are flower in parts. FIG. 2 is leaves and stems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpal056’, as observed in its growth in in a field nursery in Marion County, Oregon. Observed plants are 3 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulsiana’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,638 are compared to ‘Poulpal056’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpal056’ ‘Poulsiana’ Petal Count 50 petals 15 to 20 petals Flower Diameter 50 to 60 mm 55 to 60 mm General Tonality Yellow Group 12A Yellow Group 7C of Flower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 18 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 15 mm. Bud form:             Globose. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are             Yellow-Orange Group 14C with intonations of Orange 29A and             Orange-Red Group N34A. Sepal inner surface: Color: Green             Group 138B. Surface: Smooth. Moderate pubescence. Sepal             outer surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with moderate             intonations of Greyed-Red Group 179A. Texture: Smooth. Sepal             Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle.             Sepal Margin: Margins have weak to moderate moderate             foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals. Sepal             size: 25 mm long by 9 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth.             Size: 4 mm in height by 9 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group             144A. Anthocyanic pigments the color of Greyed-Red Group             179A. Shape: Broadly campanulate. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth.             Length: About 50 mm. Diameter: 3 mm on average. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength: Strong. Peduncle: Length:             4 to 15 cm. Diameter: 4 to 5 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group             144A.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             11 to 25 flower buds per stem, resembling a panicle.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Medium honey and floral scent.             Duration: The blooms have a duration on the plant of             approximately 14 days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant             after flowers have fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is             50 to 60 mm when open. Flower depth is 25 mm. Flower shape:             General shape is a quartered rosette with many overlapping             petals packed into quarter sections. Shape of flower, side             view: Upper portion is flat. The lower portion is concave.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 50 petals             total, 10 of which are petaloids.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Yellow Group             12A. Tonality changes to Yellow Group 8B as the flower ages.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals Upper surface:             Yellow Group 9A at basal and middle zone. Yellow Group 8A at             marginal zone. Lower surface: Yellow Group 13C. Upon             opening, inner petals: Upper surface: Yellow Group 12A.             Lower surface: Yellow Group 13B. No distinctive coloration             at the petal base observed. After opening, inner and outer             petals Upper surface: Yellow Group 8A and 8C. Lower surface:             Yellow Group 8C. No distinctive coloration at the petal base             observed.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Slight to none. Margin: Entire. Strong             undulations of margin observed. Shape: Broadly acute. Apex             shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: 26 mm (l) 30 mm             (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 20 mm (l) by 15 mm (w). Quantity: About 10.             Shape: Asymmetric. Apex is rounded, base is acute. Color:             Upper surface is Yellow Group 8A and 8C. Lower surface is             Yellow Group 8C.         -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 3             mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 11B. Quantity: 60 on             average. Filaments: Color: Yellow-Orange Group 15A. Length:             7 mm. Pistils: Length: 5 mm. Quantity: 45 on average.             Stigmas: Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 162B. Styles: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 145D. Location of stigmas: Inferior in             location relative to the length of the filaments and the             height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 50 cm in height,             and 50 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 146A with moderate to             strong anthocyanin the color of Greyed-Orange Group 176B.             Length: On average, canes are 40 cm from the base of the             plant to the flowering portion. Diameter: 8 mm. Internodes:             On mature canes, there is an average distance of 40 mm             between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth. Older             wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 9 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 9 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Red Group 180B. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Red Group 179B.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 185 mm (l)×145 (w) average.             Quantity: 2 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf             bearing angle to the stem: 90 degrees. Color of juvenile             foliage: Upper and Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 144B with             Greyed-Red Group 178A generalized. Color of mature foliage:             Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower side:             Yellow-Green Group 146C.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 25 mm in length.             Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad             based with outward extending apecies. Margins: Finely             serrated with many stipitate glands. Color: Green Group             143B, with Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Petiole: Length: 50 mm.             Diameter: 3 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group             144B. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144C.             Observations: Few prickles observed. Rachis: Length: 50 mm             Upper surface: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Lower surface:             Yellow-Green Group 144C with few prickles. Leaflet:             Quantity: Normal number of leaflets leaves in middle of the             stem is 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: Average size of             the terminal leaflet on normal leaves is 75 mm in length by             60 mm wide. Shape: Generally ovate to elliptical. Base:             Rounded, occasionally cordate. Apex: Mucronate. Texture:             Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate.             Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Very Glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery and             downy mildew, rust, black spot, and Botrytis under normal             growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Compact Floribunda rose class named ‘Poulpal056’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant yellow flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 